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Meet Melbourne's most colourful and eccentric people

BEHIND the sedate suburban streets of Melbourne lies a lively world of fascination. Ours is not a city of flash but definitely flair. It just takes a little more effort to uncover the rich array of characters, styles and interests that bring their own ... >> view original

Melbourne beats Sydney on auction clearance rate for the first time in two years

Melbourne's property market has trumped its Sydney counterpart with a higher clearance rate for the first time in two years, bolstering its status as the country's auction capital. The city cleared 78.8 per cent of the 785 properties auctioned last ... >> view original

More than 6000 ice deals thwarted by drug taskforce raid in Melbourne's west ...

Three men have been arrested over the importation of crystal methylamphetamine, or ice, in one of two police raids in Melbourne's west on Friday. Victoria Police said Wilson Dahn, 28, Emanuel Teah, 25 and Sehwhy Nipoe, 28, were arrested in Truganina, ... >> view original

Documenting the wilds of Melbourne

About to step our from your suburban Melbourne home and into the urban jungle? Well Chris McCormack is concerned you may be taking something for granted. He wants you to remember that there is wildlife all around, even in the middle of the city. >> view original

Melbourne weather: A taste of spring and then back to the cold

Melbourne is set to get its first taste of spring this weekend. Photo: Ben Rushton. There is both good and bad news for winter-weary Melburnians this weekend. Spring will put on a teaser on Saturday, with the maximum temperature set to hover around 19 ... >> view original

LSU braces for its toughest test yet against fully-staffed Melbourne United

LSU's Australian connection of Darcy Malone, Benny Simmons and assistant head coach David Patrick joined with Melbourne player David Barlow, Basketball Victoria CEO Nick Honey and United GM Vince Crivelli for a photo op/media session outside ... >> view original

Melbourne Cup puzzle begins to take shape as Max Dynamite dominates in York

ANOTHER piece of the international Melbourne Cup puzzle fell into place on Saturday, with European stayer Max Dynamite dominating a key lead-up race in York. Irish trainer Willie Mullins said he now wants to bring the stayer to Australia for the spring ... >> view original

Retiring forecaster Terry Ryan reveals nine things he's noticed about ...

After 22 years as the senior forecaster in Melbourne and 43 years with the Bureau of Meteorology, Terry Ryan retired this week. Here's some things he has noticed about Melbourne's weather. 1. Melbourne DOES have four seasons in one day. It's become the ... >> view original

Underwater coral discovery south of Melbourne rivals Great Barrier Reef, Parks ...

Coral and sea life rivalling that found on the Great Barrier Reef has been discovered in the waters south of Melbourne, Parks Victoria says. A remote-controlled vehicle was sent to depths of 100 metres by Parks Victoria to explore deep sea life in ... >> view original

Call to improve bike safety on St Kilda Road, Melbourne's boulevard of broken ...

Research revealed 16 per cent of all bicycle doorings​ in Melbourne occurred on this one road over five years. It is for this reason that pressure is building on the Andrews government to put separated bike lanes all the way along the leafy boulevard ... >> view original